Have you ever noticed that when it’s hot you crave melons or other juicy fruits? There’s a reason for that.

Melons are made up of 90-95% water, and not just regular tap water, but water that has been processed by the living machinery of the melon plant.

The water that makes up the juice, or cell serum, of melons is water that’s been filtered and augmented with vitamins, minerals and amino acids. As a result, melons have many health benefits. Here are some conditions that melons have been found to be beneficial for.

Muscle Soreness

One of the principal amino acids found in watermelon is L-Citruline, an amino acid that has gotten attention from researchers for its ability to reduce muscle soreness in athletes.

One small study found that fresh watermelon juice was effective in reducing muscle soreness when given to athletes before exercise.i In fact, absorption of L-Citruline was higher when it came from fresh watermelon juice than when it was given as a supplement.

Stress and Fatigue

An enzyme found in melons plays an important role as an antioxidant, aiding the body to deal with stress. A high-quality study found that those patients who took a melon juice concentrate once a day for a month had “significantly improved signs and symptoms of stress and fatigue.”ii

Pain, sleep troubles, concentration, weariness, attitude and irritability improved for those taking the melon concentrate as compared to those who took a placebo.

Kidney Stones

Melons have traditionally been used to improve kidney function. A recent study tested melon juice to determine its ability to increase citrate in the urine. Having low citrate levels in the urine increases the risk of developing kidney stones.

In the study it was found that melon juice, as well as fresh lime and orange juice, significantly increased the level of citrate in the urine. Researchers concluded that melon is “another dietary alternative for the treatment of hypocitraturic stone-formers.”iii

Eating melons can quench thirst, help prevent muscle soreness, improve the body’s ability to deal with stress and reduce the risk of developing some types of kidney stones. But not everyone loves melons.
Some people complain that eating melons makes them gassy.

If eating melons gives you gas, the problem is likely not the melon but eating other foods with melons. Melons are digested very quickly. Because it may take only half an hour or so to digest melon, while other foods may take three or four hours to digest or more, eating melon with other foods slows the movement of the melon through the digestive system, causing it to ferment. Hence the gas. To steer clear of digestive difficulties when eating
melons, remember this rule: Eat them alone or leave them alone.

Healthy By Nature Recipe: Melon Salad

Take advantage of melon season to try out a variety of melons on the market, or stick with the familiar honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon. Mixing different melons in this salad makes a dish that’s a feast for the eyes and the palate. Delicious for supper at the end of a hot day!

4 cups melon balls or cubes
Juice and zest of one lime1 tablespoon of liquid honey, agave or maple syrup

Using a melon baller, scoop melon from the rind and place in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together lime juice and sweetener. Drizzle the dressing over the melon balls and chill 2-4 hours.

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